Bulk tank truck with conveyer unloader



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BULK TANK TRUCK WITH CONVEYER UNLOADER Filed Feb. 11, 194s 6Sheets-Sheet 4 Oct. 30, 1951 F, M GOLDSBERRY 2,573,193

BULK TANK TRUCKA WITH coN/EYTR UNLOADER `Filed Feb. 11, 1948 6Sheets-Sheet 5 Oct. 30, 1951- Filed Feb. 1l, 1948 F. M. GOLDSBERRY BULKTANK TRUCK WITH CONVEYER UNLOADER f rmel( Patented Oct. 30, 1951 BULKTANK TRUCK WITH ooNvEYER UNLOADER Francis Mem Goldsberry, Ontario,Calif.

Application February 11, 1948, Serial No. 7,675

20 Claims. l My invention relates to a bulk tank truck, and it is anobject of the same to provide improved means intended primarily forhaulingsuch free flowing dry materials as bulk grain and feeds to theultimate consumer, though the device of my invention is not limitedeither to use with any particular material, or to any particular` methodof use, since obviously it maybe utilized in various situations and forvarious purposes. One such mode of use is for hauling grain from acombine or the like to an elevator or to box cars, and it isparticularly adapted for loadingr box cars, since it can load them fromthe top.

Ano-ther object of the invention is to provide a bulk tank truck withseveral compartments so that several different materials or differentgrades of material may be transported at the same time, the unloadingmeans being of such character that any compartment may be unloadedindependently of the others, except that in the form of the invention atpresent deemed preferable the foremost compartment must be unloadedfirst.

Another object is to provide improved gates controlling the unloading ofthe several compartments, with improved operating means for opening andclosing the gates.

Another object is to provide improved means for preventing the materialin ay compartment from bridging over the outlets at the bottom of thecompartments, and so hindering the unloading of their contents.

Another object is to provide improvements in that par-t of the unloadingmeans consisting of a distributing conveyor movable both laterally andyvertically into any one of a multiplicity of discharge positions.

Another object is to provide improved sprockets for use in a device ofthe character herein disclosed.

Another object is to provide improved means i 'rial in the truck; toprovide improved cleats for the conveyor; to provide improved' means forprotecting the lower run of the main conveyor vagainst the weight of thefluent material; to

provide means for carrying such articlesas sacks 1 f of grain and feedin such manner as to be -readily accessible, as for distribution tocustomers des-iring only small packages of commodities; and still otherobjects and advantages will appear upon consideration of the subjoinedspecification and claims and the annexed drawings.

Referring Ito the drawings, which are made a part of this applicationand in which similar reference characters indicate similar parts:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal central section of the device of my invention,

Fig. 2, an enlarged view of the parts shown at the left end of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3, a section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4, an enlargement-of parts shown at the right end of Fig. l, withcertain parts differently positioned,

Fig. 5, a section on line 5 5 of Fig. 4,

Fig. 6, a section on line 6-6 of Fig. 5,

Fig. 7, a top plan with parts omitted,

Fig. 8, a detail of gearing shown in Fig. 1,

Fig. 9, a transverse section on line 9-9 of Fig. l, and with -thedistributing conveyor in an operative position,

Figs. 10 and l1, details of gate operating means shown in Fig. 9,

Fig. 12, a transverse section of gate operating mechanism of a mod'iedform, such as may be used in the middle compartment of a truck such asshown in Fig. 1,

Fig. 13, a cross-section of another form oi gate operating means,suitable for use, for example, in the rear compartment of a truck suchas that of Fig. 1,

Fig. 14, a detail of the upper parts of the gate operating means ofFigs. 12 and 13,

Fig. 15, a partial side elevation of a sprocket gear used in the truckdisclosed herein,

Fig. 16, a longitudinal section of the same, and

Fig. 17, a side elevation of the adjusting mechanism for the sprocketgearing.

In the drawings, reference character 2li indicates generally a truck onwhich is carried a tank 2| that is provided with partitions 22, 23, inany suitable number, which are rigidly secured in place, and whichdivide the tank into compartments of desired number so that they maycontain diierent materials if desired. Each compartment is shown ashaving a top opening for filling the same, said opening being providedin a neck 24 and being closed Iby a lid 25. For reasons that will appearhereinafter the rear compartment has two laterally-spaced openings thatare closed by two lids 25.

The tank 2l is of generally cylindrical shape and, as best shown inFigs. 9, l2 and 13, it is rigidly held in place upon the body 2B of thetruck, as by means of flanges 2l welded to the tank. the tank extendingdownward' between two side parts of the body which are flat at the topand offer a substantial surface for supporting sacks of material orother articles for transportation. These side parts are raised at theirouter edges, as at 28, 28, to aid in holding such articles againstaccidentally falling off their support.

The means for emptying the compartments comprises two endless.conveyors; of push; plate type, having transverse plates or. cleats: towit, a main conveyor` in the tank and having a chain 23 with cleats 3E)riveted or otherwise rigidly fixed: to spaced links of special shape, sothat the cleats are held always at right-angles to` said links of thechain. The chain passes about sprockets 3i, 32 and 33, in a path that isa right triangle with a short upright leg and alonger base. Saidsprocket, which drives the chain is at the most acute angle of thetriangle so that the chainyirs wrapped about the greater part of thecircumference` of that sprocket to engage a large number of itsteeth'with the links of the chain. Said' sprocket is drivenl from themotor of the truck by means of aworm wheel 34 (Figs. 1 and 8) on thesame shaft-,35V with the sprocket 31, the worm wheel being driven by aworm 36. on a. shaft 31' connected to any suitable take-off 39 of themotor by.` a-v universal joint 38. Sprocket 33 is an idler and sprocket32 is also an idler that is adjustable by means of. a bolt 40 and a nut4l to tightenthe conveyor chain.

The .paddles'or cleatsfof,l the conveyor aremade of or reinforced withsteel, and faced with leather. or other flexible. sheet material, asindicated at 42 (Fig. 2) which sheet'material projects beyond the bodyof the cleat sonas to wipe the'surrounding partslclean of material, aswell as to reduce the noise andbecauseitincreasesA the life of thecleats.. The mainiconveyor includes a lower horizontal run, a verticalrun and an inclined. run supported at.; spaced intervals by partitions.22 and 23, the two latter runs being enclosed. in trunks-43, 44 and thelowermost run lying in an open-topped track l-formed inthe bottom of thetank or. affixed thereto.

For protecting the lcwermostrunof` the conveyor from the weight oftheuent material above it, therev isproyided a guard 46 which may be madeoff' any suitable-width less. thanvthe length of the cleats and whichprevents the cleats from being forced upby. the fluentmaterial while theconveyor is in operation.. It alsoserves--asa shield tokeeplthemateria'lputofl the chain, and tends to keep the-cleatsvat the bottom ofthe'conveyor trough; TheA lengthr of the cleats should be-so limited?with respect to; the; width of the guard that the cleats project. attheir: upper corners into` the materialA that is being' unloaded, thusstirring it so asv to y'prevent' bridging and'causing an even flowto.occur. until the compartment is empty, the last.. portions of thematerial being swept out byreason of'the leather facing of) the cleats,whichflts' closely.v against the'oor of the tank between the sides' ofthe. track 45a and into the inner corners-at.opposite sidesofsaid.track;

All the `compartments except the front onein the tank shown inthedrawings are provided with gates, so thatA the front'compartment mustbe unloaded first, while the' other' compartments can be unloadedselectively; either wholly or in part, such gatesl being shown at 41inzEig, 9'in full lines in their fully. closed. position and in dottedlines-inranopenV position, they. being supported when inclosed-'position by. anges 48, 48 extending fromthe' partitions 22Land23'; The gates are so designed as to break up o1' loosen any packedmaterial as they are being raised, so as to make it flow freely.

For raising and lowering the gates 41 I provide means at each endthereof so that either end can be raised to vary the feed or to break uppacked material, though usually a pair of gates will be raised equallyat both ends, such means being sheltered against.v the material in' thecompartments by hoods indicatedv at Wand 50, the hoods E9 being fixed topartitions 22 and 23, respectively. The arrangement in Fig. l comprisesshafts 5I at each end of the gates in the middle andrear compartments,the shafts being threaded adjacent one end, as at 52, and being mounted.for rotation` and: oscillation with respect to a reinforcing plate 53welded to the Wall of the tank. The shaft has a nut 54 welded to itinside saidwall and a nut 55 pinned to it outside the wall, the hole inthe plate 53 being of sufcient size to permit slightoscillation of theshaft. At its inner. end` the' shaft is threadedto a trunnion 55. thatis pivoted at 51 to one arm of a bell crank lever 58 pivoted at 59on'one ofthe hoods 49 and 50, theother arm of. said lever'being pivoted at60ft atrunnion 60 connected to a link 6|/ having at itslower end acollar 62 to which the gates are-pivoted. The sh'aft5l can be rotated byrotation of. a crank 63 having a' recess' fitting over. the( nut 55;said crank. being removable for actuating any of.' the shafts of theseveral'l gates of the-different.compartments, to lift them to such aposition. for example as that indicated in dotted lines in .Fig, 9. There'ar ends of gates 41 in the rear compartment terminate in oblique rearends, so as to t tight againstasprocket guard now to be described.

The sprockets 3l' and.33 are protected against access of material'fromtheinteri/or of the tank, which might interfere withA theiroperation by meansvof guardsof sheet metal' or the like affixed tothewalls of thetank, as shown at 64 and 65', and the sprocket 32 which isoutside the tank is similarly protected by av sheet-metal guard 66against-the .intrusion of.mat'erial. or objects that might .interferevwith .its operation'.

At the upper end' of vthetrunk 4'3"there is a flatsided casing head 61guidin'gtl'eV main conveyor about theangle between trunks 43' and 4&1'and projecting rearwardly and downwardly to. guide the material. being.conveyed to a second flatsided conveyor head 68' connected tov head 81"by means ofa` flanged collar 63 welded t'o. headl 68 and boltedtothetubularlower end of head- 61. Another` hanged collar. 1|)v is. welded tohead 61 and a. split couplingcollar. 1l" having' upper and lower angesstrad'dles the flanges of said flanged collars, the halves of. thecoupling collar being held in place b'y bolts in.hol`es,1`.l The headscan thus rotate freely with respect to one another.

The head 68 carries acasing 12.for a discharge conveyor consisting.essentially of an endless chain 13 carrying plates 14 that may be of thesameconstruction as the..plates of the Yr'nain' conveyor, said conveyorbeing. swingable laterally from the solidline position of Fig..7 toeither of the opposite dotted line. posistions for discharging to-oneside or the.v other. of the. truck, or to any intermediate position.Saidchain is trainedabout `a pair of sprockets.1516fandis driven fromthemotor of the truck. by. means comprising av shaft 11 (Fig. 8)connected' by. a universalrjoint .1S-to the shaft 31; asecond universaljoint 19 connecting the shaftl11`to a shaft carrying av worm:(notrshown) geared to a Worm wheel 8l, a worm wheel shaft 83', anintermediate shaft 82, universal joints 84, 85 at opposite ends of shaft82, and a shaft 86 connecting the universal joint 85 to a shaft 86provided with a bevel pinion 81 meshing with a bevel gear 88 on a shaft89 on which sprocket15 is mounted.

The discharge conveyor may be moved manually from one lateral positionto another but since it should be in lowered position as in Fig. 5during transportation, mechanism is provided for raising it and holdingit in any desired raised position while unloading. Such means comprisesa cable 90 fastened at one end to the free end of the casing 12 (Fig. 9)at 9| and at the other end passing between guide rollers 92, over aguide pulley 93 to a reel 94 operated by a worm wheel 95- and a worm 96actuated by a crank 91 or by other suitable means. The reel and itsoperating means are carried by a saddle 98 on top of the casing 61,while `the guide rollers 92 and 93 are supported on a housing 99pivotally mounted at for oscillation in a vertical plane on a bracket|0| that is in turn mounted on a pivot |02 for oscillation in ahorizontal plane. The pivot |02 passes through a base plate |03 that isxed to the saddle 98 and has depending fianges at |04, to which the baseplate is welded, said plate also carrying the reel 94 and associatedparts. The vertical swinging of housing 99 is desirable when the outerend of casing 12 is lifted above the horizontal, as for feeding into anelevated bin or other container.

The secondary or distributing conveyor and its casing can be swunglaterally for unloading either directly behind the truck or at any pointabout its rear end between the two dotted line positions illustrated inFig. '7, which may be considered approximately the extreme possiblepositions. Now in order that the casing or trunk 12 may be swung fromits inactive lowered position to such operative positions as that shownin Fig. 1, the second head is rounded at the rear concentrically withshaft 89 and is provided at its rear side with a slot in which thecasing 12 can swing up and down, the rear end of the casing beingroundedas shown at |05 to t into l the rounded Wall of the head 68, and thehead together with casing 12, the distributing conveyor and associatedmovable parts all swinging about shaft 89 as a pivot.

The slot is closed in all positions of the distributor by means of aiiexible cover |06 of cloth or the like secured at one end to the upperpart of head 68 by a clip |01 and passing thence over the roundedadjacent part of the head, then under a guide roller |08 that holds itclosely against the saidhead, and then along the casing toa small casing|09 for -a spring that holds the cover taut, the spring winding itselfupon any suitable rotary core as the distributor casing is moved upwardand being unwound to let the cover out as the said casing swingsdownward toward the position of Fig. 4. 'I'his cover prevents dust fromcoming out of the slot, and prevents entry of foreign bodies of anysort.

An important feature of my invention is the shape of the vsprocket teethon sprockets 3|, 32 and 33, which, though protected from the load ofmaterial in the tank, are yet exposed to engagement by loose grain orother material that is being unloaded by the conveyor, and so are liableto load up and throw off the chain. The sprockets may each have atwo-part body H0, `l upon which there is welded an annulus ||2 that isor may be integral with the teeth ||3. I provide machined recesses at||4 at each side of 6 the. gear between each pair of teeth in thecircle, thus permitting the fluent material which otherwise would loadup and throw the chain to escape at either side of the annular ange onwhich the teeth are formed.

In a modified form. of gate-operating means, illustrated in Figs. 12 to14, an intermediate compartment is provided with gates as beforedescribed, but the gates are operated from the top of the tank by meansof a crank having a socket fitting on a nut ||6 that is pinned orotherwise secured to a bolt ||1 passing through the upper wall of thetank and having a head I8 to which is welded the upper end of a sleeve||9 having welded thereto at a lower point another nut |20 having aninternal thread engaging with a thread on a rod |2| that has an offsetat |22 passing around the trunk 43 so as not to interfere therewith.Rotation of the crank |l5 will obviously merely move the rod |2| endwiseand without rotating the same. The sleeve ||9 extends a substantialdistance below the nut |20 to keep fluent material in the tank away fromthe nut |20. It will be noted that two inlet covers |23, |24 -areprovided in Fig. 12, the gate operating means external to the tank beinglocated between the two covers, as in the case of the rear compartmentof Fig. 1.

In theform of the invention illustrated in Fig. 13, the gate operatingmeans comprises a straight rod that may be moved endwise by means suchas shown in Figs. 12 and 13. In this case it is not feasible to use acrooked rod, as in said figures, since this gate operating means isintended for use where the trunk is close to the top of the tank, eitherinside or outside the same. In order to insure that the gates will bemoved approximately straight upward and downward there is provided aguide for the rod |21 engaging with one side of the rod |25 for holdingit against sidewise movement. Here again there will be two covers |28,|29 for the two inlet openings at opposite sides of the main conveyor.

For purposes of illustration it may be stated that a tank such as usedby me has a tank 16 feet long with a capacity of 61/2y tons of mixeddairy feed and it can be unloaded in a maximum I of 22 minutes where theentire contents are disveying means, means for opening said gates,

charged at the same place, as in loading box cars. It is also possibleto carry 1,000 pounds of sacked feed on the sack platforms alongside thetank, for distribution in small amounts, as an auxiliary to the hauling`of the main load, which main load may be unloaded at one place or maybe distributed in desired amounts at any number of points. 2

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that many changes may bemade in the devices herein disclosed, all without departing from thespirit of the invention; and, therefore, I do not limit myself to whatis shown in the drawings and described in the specification, but only asindicated inthe appended claims.

I claim:

l. In a bulk tank truck, a tank having a longitudinal runway at itsbottom, conveying means in said runway, a pair of gates extendinglengthwise of the tank over said conveying means, means for supportingsaid gates in edge Contact and in angularly related position over saidconpartitions between the compartments and means on said partitions forshielding the gate lifting means from the contents of the tank.

2. A bulk tank truck comprising a tank, a conveyorfor'transportingmaterial from the interior of' the tank' to` alp'oint ab'ove itsrearend, a discharge coi-veyer3,l conveyor heads for the respec-r tiveconveyors, swivel connectionslfor said heads including parallel annularfiangesfrigi'd with said heads at their! adjacent ends, and asplitcollar detachably connecting said 'anges'.

3. A bulk tanktruck comprising a tank, a mainconveyor for movingmaterial from the: interior o'i the tank to a point outside the same,-ar dise charge cbriveyor positioned to receive the ma`' terialf from.the main conveyor, a head' for the m n conveyonsaid head' having wallscontinuous with: those of the tankand having ari outlet forsaidlmaterial, a casing for the discharge conveyor, a head for`- saidcasing', saidA head having an inlet registering with the' outlet for themain conveyor, a' swivel connectionlbetween said heads includingparallel? annular' flanges at adjacent ends"I of said heads, and asplitI collar detachablyv connecting said". iian'ges;

4.. Abulkl tank truck comprising a tank, a' main conveyor formovingmaterial from" the interior oil` the' tank to' a point outside the same,a dise charge conveyor positioned to receive' the materiel? from" themain conveyor, a head for the main conveyor, a casing for the dischargeconveyor, a head for the casing,` said" headY being pivotedtothefirst-named head for pivotal movement in af vertical plane through aslot in said firste'named head, and afl'exible" cover arranged to closesaid slotV in all positions of the discharge conveyor.

5. A bulk tanktruck comprising a tank, a distributing conveyor at therear end of the truck, meansf for supplying material from' the interiorof the' truck to the conveyor, meansior supporting the conveyor forpivotal lateral and vertical movement, incldinga cable connectedv tothefree end? ofthe" conveyor supporting means, winding meansabove the tank,a spar extending rearwardly frornthe winding means, means supportingsaid spar for' laterall and' vertical pivotal movement,

'andfmeanso'n the spar for guiding the cable to the winding means.

6'. A bulk tank truck having a tank, a longitudinal' runway in thebottom" of the tank, sprockets at the` ends of therur'iway, a sprocketat theupper rear endoi theitank, anendless con'- veyor lcomprising achain trained about said sprockets in a right triangle providing a shortdescending run, a longer lower horizontal run at 'right angles to saiddescending run, and plates on said chainl depending into said runway, acasing enclosing saidA diagonal run, and an' outlet inthe casingrearwardly of and below the sprocket at the upper rear end of the tank,the chain making a' right angletur'n about the sprocket at the lower endof the'descending run, an acuteangle turn at the upper end' of said run,and al still more acute angle turn about the sprocket at the front endof tiielower runsaid last-named sprocket being the drive sprocketfor"the' conveyor.

7. In a bulk tank truck, a tank having a' longitudinal runway' at thebottom, an endless conveyor having transverse cleats and having' a runin said runway, a pair of gates connected along one edge and arranged inparallelism with said run, inverted V-shaped guides supporting saidgates for covering said run, and means for lifting said gates at eitherend independently of the other end to admit material from' the' tank tosaid run.

3. In a bulk tank truck, a tank having av longitudinal runwayat'the'bottom', conveying means in`- said rlunvvay,- a pair of gatesextending length' wise of the tank-` over said conveying means, meansfor supporting" saidI gates in edge'contact in afngul'arly relatedposition over said conveying. means',V and means for lifting the gatesto aidmit material' to' the conveying means, thelifting'meanscoifnprisi'ng an approximately horizontal' shaft extendingthrough the wall of the tank, and m'e'ans to' rotate the shaft and thusto lift the? gates.

9; A device` asin claim- 8, including an inverted trough' over saidshaft to protectV it from the contents of thetank;4

l0;v In a bulktank truck, a tank having a'longitudinal depressed runway'along its bottom, sprockets` at opposite ends of the runway,rv anendlessy conveyor comprising a chain running over said' sprockets, pushplates depending from said chain into` saidfrunway, a pair of gatesadapted to cover saidconveyor, said gates beingv pivotally connectedalong a line parallelA to said` runway, and a narrow guard' extendingalong the'runway between the'chain and the gates; said'gua-rd being or"sufficient width to cover the chain.

Il. A device as in claim 10, wherein the guard is at least equal' inwidthto the chain,l but is narrower than the length ofthe plates.

12.- A' device as in claim l0 whereinthe guard is-at leastaswide asthe-chain and tapers upward t-fxcrefronr- 13. A bulk tank truckcomprising atankfafconveyor including an endless' chain having arunextending diagonally from the lower' frontend ofthe tank to the upperrear thereof',` then about asprocket at an acute angle' and downward tothe bottom ofthe tankf plates extending from a= face ofthe chain, acasing for the conveyor having an enlarged'chamber to receive materialthrown orfat the upper endof the-diagonal run by centrii-ugalforoe,lanoutlet at the lower end of the' chamber remote from said` sprocket, ahead having aninlet registering withI said outlet and being rotatable'with. relationy toV saidl outlet,v ahorizontal shaft carried by saidhead, a casing hav-ing an endv fitting in the head` for oscillationabout-said shaft, and a delivery conveyor in' said casing.

14. A- device asin claim- 13, the deliveryy conveyor being endless, andsaid shaft having driving connection with'l the delivery conveyor.

l5; A bulktanktruckI having aftank, anv endlessconveyor' in` said; tank,said-y conveyor having a horizontallower run, an inclined run` extendingfrom the lower frontend of the tank to the upper rear endan'd' areturnrun,acasing for the conveyor having an enlarged upper chambertoreceivematerial discharged from the inclined run; an outlet-atlthelower end of the chamber, ahead swivelly connected' tosaid chamber forrotation about'said outlet as an axis, a' horizontal shaft onsaidheadpacasing pivoted on'said shaft, said casing and said headvhaving interfitted rounded ends concentric'withl said shaft, an endlessdelivery conveyor in said-'last-named casing, and driving connectionsbetween saidy delivery conveyor and'y said shaft,y saidrotary head'substantially closing' the' space between said conveyors to'preventyloss of materiall in transit.

16.- A-truck comprising a'tank, transverse partitions dividing theinterior of the tank into separate compartments, an endless conveyorhaving a lower runY in a groove in the floor of the tank, means forselectively unloading compartments into saidl groove, an enclosedupright'conduit at oneiendof the tankl for a-vertical run of theconveyor, a diagonal enclosed conduit extending through said partitionsfor guiding said conveyor from the floor level to the upper end of theupright conduit, means on the partitions for supporting the diagonalconduit, and an outlet at the upper end of the diagonal conduit.

17. A truck for hauling fluent solids and the like comprising a tank,partitions extending transversely of the tank and dividing the same intoseparate compartments, an endless conveyor of the push plate type havinga horizontal run in a groove in the floor of the tank, a diagonalconduit for an ascending run of the conveyor supported by saidpartitions and extending from one end of said groove to the upperportion of the opposite end of the tank, and an outlet from the tank atthe upper end of the diagonal conduit.

18. A truck as in claim 17, wherein the conveyor comprises an endlesschain, sprockets at opposite ends of said groove about which sprocketssaid chain passes, rigid push plates extending downward from the lowerrun of the chain into said groove, and flexible facings on said pushplates bearing against the bottom and sides of said groove.

19. A device as in claim 17, including means for discharging thecontents of the compartments selectively into said groove.

20. The combination of a tank having a groove in its oor, said groovehaving a horizontal bot- 30 torn and sides extending upward therefrom,an endless chain type conveyor having pivotally confacing of flexiblesheet material secured to a. face of said rigid member and extendingbeyond the same toward the bottom and sides of the groove for sweepingout loose material in said groove.

FRANCIS MSERN GOLDSBERRY.

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